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W. A. LORENZ O L. K. JOHNSON. MECHANISM FOR -CUTTING OFF AND ELEVATING LINES 0F QUADRATS.

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W. A. LoRENz. s; L. K. JOHNSON. MEUHANISM POR CUTTING OFF AND ELEVATIG LINES OF QADRATS..

No. 244,636. patented-Julyw,1881.

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l UNITED; STATES PATENT: l OFFICE. 'Y

WILLIAM A. -LORENz, OF BROOKLYN, AND LOUIs K.L JOHNSON, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

MECHANISM FOR CUTTING OFF AND ELEVATING LINES 0F QUADRATS.

SPECIFIQATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 244,636, datedv July 19, A1881.

' `Appntanon ined May 2e, issn. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. LORENZ, otl the city of Brooklyn and State of New York, and LOUIS K. JOHNSON, ofthe city, county and vState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mechanism for Cutting Off and Elevatin g Successive Lines ofQuad'rats from a block ofthe same, of which the following is a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the aecompan ying drawings.

Our invention relates to an apparatus, by means ofwhich arow of quadrats can be readily seized by the operator and inserted in the page.

Heretofore it has been necessary to select by hand, as needed,lquadratsfrom a reservoir in which they indiscriminately lie. Bymeans of our invention one line of quadrats at a time is separated from the block by mechanism, and is placed in such a position as to be readily seized by the composing operator by means of ahand-grab,andplacedin thecomposing-stick.

Our invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, of which there are two sheets, in which Figure 1 represents a general perspective elevation of our invention. Fig. 2 represents a central vertical section of thesame. Fig. 3 represents a section ot' the horizontal galley, showing the elevating-slide; Vand Fig.

4 represents a vertical plan of the same, partly in section, showing theupper guide-surfaces.

Our apparatus consists, generally, of a horizontal galley o`r plate, A', which. is provided with the two side pieces or guides g'. and m',

forming a galley for-the reception of a block ofV quadrats, L', which are separated bythe machine and brought Within the ready reach of the operator. The galley is supported on the pedestal P', preferably in a horizontal position.

Fixed to the end of the galley is the end plate, N'. The block of q-uadrats in the galleyv is forcedv against this end plate N' by means of a follower Aor pusher, p2, which slides by means of two supports on the rod r2, around which it can be swung out of the way of the quadrats. The follower p2 is drawn forwardV by means of the weight 'w' attached to the cord Attached to the end of this cord is a button, b2, by means of'whichthis cord t' may be attached either to the follower p2 or to the galley A' by mean'sot" the slot b3.

Rest-ing on the galley A', and fixed .to the Ashown in Fig. 2 at L3.

end, plate, N', by means of screws x', is the adcal plane as' C?. This guide-plate K' is'slotted about its center at e'. v

Between the end plate, N', and the guideplate K' slides the Velevating-plateg", provided `with a pin, n2, which passes through the verv This pin is raised and lowered tical slot c'. by means of thelink l', which is attached to the treadleT'. The treadle and link are thrown up by means of the spiral spring s', whereby the elevating-plate is also thrown up. 'The lower edgeof the adjustable plate C2 is raised high lenough above the Vgalley to allow of the passage ofthe quadrats L' under it.

On the upper part Of the end plate, N', is the lip o'. Attached also to the plate N' is the channeled guide-plate C', the two sides of which form a continuation of the end plate, N'

and O2.

A The operation ofthe machine can now be understood.

V When the treadleisvelevated, as shown in Fig. l, the elevatin g-plate j! intervenes between the end row of quadrats and the endplate, N'. By depressing 'the treadle T' the plate j is withdrawn from between the end line of quadrats of the block L' and theend plate, N'. When this occurs the followerp2 forces the block of quadrats forward until the end line ot' quadrats rests against the end plate, N'. Then by allowing the spring to raise the treadle T and link l'and the elevating-plate j' a single linc of quadrats is thrown up, as This line of lquadrants is'supported upon vthe elevating-plate j' and l between the end plate, N', provided with its upper lip, o", and guide-plate C2, and ispresented to the operator in the space between lip o' and the upper edge of the plate C2. The operator seizes the line so presented by means of'a hand-grab and-draws it into the 'channel C', from which it is-readily raised by means of the grab and placed in the desired position `in the composingstick.

In case quadrats of a greater thickness are IOO used, the plate (D2 should be adj usted by means of the screws x to allow of their passage between it and the end plate, N.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an apparatus for dividing a line of quadrats from a block of the same, the end plate, N', provided with thevlip o', substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In an apparatus for separating a line of quadrats from a block of the same, the cornbinatiou of an adjustable plate, beneath which the line of quadrats passes, constructed substantially as described, and the end plate of lthe apparatus provided with a projecting lip.

3. In an apparatus for elevating a line of type or quadrats, in combination with an end WILLIAM A. LORENZ. LOUIS K. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

WM. S. BEAMAN, WM. J. SAWYER. 

